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< Manbaknogoe (4) >
Dokgo Jun was unconscious and did not hear Manbaknogoe’s warning.
Even if I had heard it, I probably wouldn’t have cared.
“No-goe! Subdue that guy quickly!”
Because he was taken by surprise by the great man and was left in such a miserable state, Dokgo Jun’s eyes, glaring at the great man, were filled with murderous intent.
“I’ll make you beg for me to tear you limb from limb and kill you!”
In response, Manbaknogoe, who was about to get angry at Dokgo Jun, asked with a puzzled expression.
“What are you talking about? This child is a descendant of the Sword Emperor. Shouldn’t he be handed over to the client without any problems?”
“What nonsense are you talking about, No-Gwae? The descendants of the Emperor of the Sword are not in my hands right now.”
Dokgo Jun shook Namgung Hyun, who was holding his neck with his good left hand. Namgung Hyun groaned, “Ugh.” with a pale face.
“···It’s not this guy?”
Manbaknogoe forgot that he was angry and looked back and forth between Daein and Namgung Hyeon.
I was sure that this arrogant, talkative man was a descendant of the Sword Emperor…
“Did I get it wrong?”
“f*ck. How many times have I told you no?”
The man grumbled, adjusting his grip on his sword.
The situation was close to the worst. Namgung Hyeon and Jin Noin were captured by the enemy, and Daein suffered a serious injury to his shoulder.
‘That monster old man ruined all my plans.’
Manbaknogoe.
The man recalled the nickname from his memory.
He was one of the 100 greatest masters, and was more famous for his hideous appearance and various eccentric behavior than for his martial arts skills.
But I’ve never heard anyone say it’s this strong.
A hundred-year-old master?
To the great man, it seemed that even among the top ten masters, there were few who could stand up to Manbaknogoe.
“Kekekekeke. There are so many strange things. Their martial arts skills, personality, and even their atmosphere are all exactly like each other···.”
Manbaknogoe now dropped his sword and laughed in vain. The murderous intent that seemed like it would cut through flesh had disappeared as if washed away.
There was something strange about the atmosphere.
The man asked him slyly.
“Were you acquainted with the Emperor?”
“Okay, okay. I know. We had a very special relationship.”
The expression on Manbaknogoe’s face as he spoke like that seemed to be reminiscing about old memories.
‘I don’t know the exact story, but maybe it wasn’t such a bad relationship after all…’
The Great Man spoke while glancing at the unmanned people who were gradually closing in on him. He openly praised Manbaknogoe.
“That powerful swordsmanship. Now that I look at it, I see that he was a close friend of the Sword Emperor.”
“Didn’t you call me a crazy old man earlier?”
“No way.”
The man pointed out the disadvantageous parts. Then he formally took the lottery ticket from Manbaknogoe and said.
“Senior. The teachings you gave me today through the sword will be engraved deep in my heart, just as a child would engrave them into his bones.”
The fight where swords were swung as if to kill was packaged as a lesson from a senior martial artist to a junior.
It was an obvious trick, but Manbaknogoe burst into laughter at its shamelessness.
“Keep on going. That guy. Looks like he put some oil on his tongue.”
However, Manbaknogoe didn’t seem too upset and lowered his sword.
There was no longer any will to fight in that appearance.
“What are you doing now!”
As the atmosphere turned strange, Dokgo Jun’s expression hardened.
‘Manbaknogoga was acquainted with Geomhwang?’
It was the first time I heard such a story. Well, it was a story I wouldn’t have believed if I had been told it at another time.
But seeing that No-Gwae was hiding such powerful martial arts skills… Dokgo Jun’s mind became complicated.
This was the power of one of the absolute masters.
If Manbaknogoe wanted to, he could decide the life or death of everyone present.
And he intended to do so.
“I’ve lost all interest.”
Manbaknogoe let go of the sword he was holding.
At that moment, the sword flew and moved as if it were alive.
-Whew!
The sword that flew at the speed of light cut off Dokgo Jun’s arm. It was the left arm that was holding Namgung Hyeon’s neck.
“Ugh!”
Dokgo Jun hurriedly stepped back. The sword that had cut his arm turned in the air, and this time it cut both of his legs.
Choaaaak!
It is the most ideal form of swordsmanship that the great man has imagined thousands of times in his head.
The man looked at the sight, lost in thought.
‘It’s over.’
Dokgo Jun, with both legs amputated, fell to the floor.
Manbaknogoe walked towards him with slow steps.
Dokgo Jun screamed loudly.
“This old man! You were planning to kill me from the beginning!”
“Kekeke. You punk. After you found out about the Sword Emperor’s martial arts, didn’t you try to kill me to shut my mouth?”
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Dokgo Jun flinched.
“What are you talking about! I never had that kind of intention!”
“Did you think I didn’t know what was on your mind?”
The old man laughed at the man lying at his feet.
A brat who didn’t even know the subject and thought he could kill himself.
“From the beginning, I had no interest in the martial arts of the Sword Emperor.”
“Then why···.”
“···They say that the bloodline of the Sword Emperor, which I thought was cut off, is still alive. I was curious to see if it was true, so I played along with your rhythm for a moment.”
Manbaknogoe turned his head and looked at Namgung Hyeon.
The girl was supporting the injured old man and looking at the Manbaknogoe with a frightened face.
“You were a girl.”
“······.”
Namgung Hyeon bowed his head.
As expected, men’s clothing didn’t work on a master like Manbaknogoe.
Manbaknogoe looked at the sight with a complicated expression for a moment, then turned his gaze back to Dokgo Jun.
[15 years ago, the bloody death of the Geomhwangmun. Is the Moryong family involved?]
Dokgo Jun flinched at the sudden sound.
[If I tell you what I know, you’ll spare my life?]
[You’re going to die anyway. I’d rather let you die painlessly at my hands.]
Dokgo Jun’s face turned ashen.
That was right. If things were to turn out like this, he would no longer be able to live in the martial arts world. The evil deeds and resentment he had accumulated would come back to haunt him.
But I still wanted to live. That was the instinct of life.
[Please save me! If you hide me in Anga, I will give you all the information you want. And I will also give you all the wealth I have collected···!]
Manbaknogoe didn’t listen to it anymore.
“Tsk tsk. That’s enough, you punk. Even without hearing it from you, I can guess the general idea.”
The sword rose into the air. Dokgo Jun glared at it.
“No, No-goe! No, No-gun! Noya! Old man! Please save me!”
Manbaknogoe looked down at Dokgojun, who was shouting urgently, and smiled faintly.
“You punk. You should have done better in the past.”
Crunch!
Dokgo Jun’s severed head rolled on the floor.
Manbaknogoe kicked it away with his foot.
Bang! One of the Dark Blood Unit’s unmanned soldiers who was trying to sneak away got hit in the head and fell over.
“Click click.”
A sword rose above the smiling Manbaknogoe’s head.
Three of them at the same time.
“Don’t even think about letting a single one of you survive. It would be good for the martial arts world if you all disappear from here today.”
The line created by the three swords connected dozens of warriors together.
Phew! Pew pew pew pew!
It only took a matter of seconds for the Dark Blood Unit’s unmanned forces to be annihilated.
Even after creating such a scene, Manbaknogoe didn’t show any sign of distress. He turned his head and looked at the survivors.
“Click click click.”
Namgung Hyeon, Jin No-in, and Dae-in were standing there with very tense expressions.
“······.”
The gaze of the old man lingered on the great man the longest.
‘When I first met Namgung Ga, he looked so young.’
I can’t tell you how surprised I was when I first saw the great man’s martial arts. I thought that the Sword Emperor had been reincarnated into his younger days and returned to life.
‘So I guess the passion of my youth has run rampant.’
He had a lot to say, but decided not to.
“Click, click. If our fate allows, let’s meet again.”
But leaving just one word behind, he jumped up into the sky.
In an instant, the new form of Manbaknogoe, which had climbed over the wall, disappeared into the darkness.
“Phew···.”
Only then did the remaining three let out the breaths they had been holding.
“I never thought there would be such a master in the world···.”
“I thought I was going to die from suffocation.
Jinnoin and Namgunghyun relaxed and collapsed on the floor.
“···The sword fight you had with me was just a joke.”
The Great Man continued to look in the direction where the Manbaknogoe had disappeared. The image of him wielding three swords and spreading his swords still lingered in his mind.
‘If that monster had planned to kill us too…’
I honestly wasn’t sure if I could have survived even if I had used every means at my disposal.
“I thought I had gotten quite strong. But I still have a long way to go.”
The man shook his head, trying to shake off the shock he had just received.
He spoke to the two people who were sitting there.
“How long are you going to keep doing this? Now we have to take care of our business.”
The two men struggled to get up. Then, together with the man, they began to search the grounds.
Thanks to Manbaknogoe cleaning up the Dark Blood Group, they were able to rob the empty house with ease.
***
The next day.
The warriors of the Moryong family, who had been dispatched after receiving reports from residents that there was a smell of blood, were speechless upon seeing the tragedy unfolding within the manor.
“oh my god···.”
There were over a hundred unmanned corpses strewn about.
The number of corpses was a number, but there was something even more surprising.
Most of the corpses scattered throughout the estate had no sign of pain on their faces.
What this means is that he suffered without even properly recognizing the moment of death.
“Most of them died with one blow.”
The commander of the Murong clan nodded at the words of the unmanned man who examined the corpses.
“To kill this many unmanned troops by yourself… You are truly a master.”
The general’s expression was stiff.
His eyes were looking at the body of Dokgo Jun, who had died particularly horribly among the corpses.
That was also the reason why the director came here in person.
‘The Dark Blood Clan Master is definitely not a man who would die like that.’
A man who could have been among the best of the hundred masters, although his name was unknown, died in a miserable state.
The general looked at the body with a rather serious expression.
‘What on earth happened last night?’
The Murong family was the owner of this land of Liaoning.
But last night, something happened here that they didn’t know about.
‘no way···.’
The General recalled what he had recently been reported to by the Dark Blood Sect Leader.
-I think there will be good results soon-
It was all cut out for the front and back, but it was a sufficient report for those who knew the inside story.
15 years ago, the search for those who escaped from Geomhwangmun.
I entrusted the task to the Dark Blood Group.
Of course, the general did not entrust the commission in the name of the Murong family. Whenever he came here, he always hid his identity and wore a mask.
However, since it was a request that had been going on for ten years, they thought that the Dark Blood Group might have noticed their true identity by now.
‘I was planning on eliminating the Dark Blood Group once this request was over···.’
They’re all already dead.
That too to an expert whose identity is unknown.
‘I feel uneasy after all.’
At that time, the warriors of the Murong family who had gone inside the manor to inspect the inside of the manor came back and said.
“They took everything that could be of value. I wonder if it was the work of thieves after Dokgo Sangdan’s money…”
“Idiot.”
“yes?”
“Get out of the way.”
The general, who had pushed Musa aside, strode into the manor.
Although it was a walk that seemed like a common occurrence, the Mo Yong Se family’s unmanned personnel did not ask any questions.
“Don’t follow me.”
The general said so and went into the room of the leader of the Dark Blood Group, Dokgo Jun. His eyes swept the room sharply.
“···Who fell first?”
A small gap appeared in the wall. The general reached out and pushed the wall open.
Kugu palace!
The wall was pushed aside, revealing a hidden space.
The space was filled with jumbled piles of documents. The director took them out and quickly looked through them.
Much of the murders, robberies, kidnappings, dirty work and funding the Black Blood Group committed over the years remained on file.
But there was one thing missing.
‘There is not a single document related to the Sword and Blood Seal.’
The implications were clear.
The old man who came here last night took it!
“Is there anyone outside?”
The warriors of the Murong clan came rushing in. The general quickly gave them instructions.
“Go and prepare the fastest messenger. I will send a letter to the head of the Murim Alliance.”
“All right.”
“And find out everything that happened around here last night. Investigate thoroughly to see if any outsiders came in or out!”
“yes!”
The warriors of the Moryong family answered loudly and quickly dispersed.
The general looked at his back and muttered to himself.
“I should let the other Sega heads know too. And···.”
The General muttered in a voice that was barely audible. It was more like a sigh.
“I should let him know too.”
***
“Why on earth are you doing this?”
“What are you talking about?”
“ha…”
The man sighed as he looked at the man who was acting like a fool.
When I left Liaoning and met Manboknogoe again half a day later, my heart sank.
Because I didn’t think I could handle it if a fight broke out.
Fortunately, nothing much happened.
“Keep on going. To see you again in just one day… How strange.”
Manbaknogoe left behind only those brief words and disappeared as suddenly as he had appeared.
And the next day, Manbaknogoe appeared again while the group was eating.
“Click click. What kind of coincidences are these···.”
The third time he showed up, he sneakily joined the meal, drank some alcohol with the meal, and then suddenly disappeared.
And then it showed up again the next day,
It appeared the next day too.
At this point, it was like going together.
Finally, today, the seventh day, Daein had no choice but to say something.
“Why on earth do you keep following us?”
After leaving Liaoning, the group was on their way to the Murim Alliance in Hanam.
Manbaknogoe followed him at an appropriate distance, and when it was mealtime, he would sneakily sit down and eat his food.
“Click, click. I’m just going wherever my feet take me. You guys just so happen to be in front of me.”
“Oh really? Then which way are you going tomorrow?”
I asked because I thought I would avoid that place if you told me the location.
But Manbaknogoe was not easily caught.
“I said I’ll go wherever my feet take me. Tomorrow I’ll go wherever I feel like.”
It was almost like he was saying he would keep following me.
The man’s face was completely wrinkled.
I couldn’t help but feel nervous, as a dangerous inspiration of unknown intent followed me.
‘I can’t kick him out because he’s better than me…’
Manbaknogoe must have enjoyed seeing people in trouble. He chuckled while picking his teeth with a toothpick.
“Click click click.”
The man was furious. It had been a long time since he had felt this good.
That was when.
“You, sir.”
Manbaknogoe called the man in a quiet voice.
“Have you ever thought about learning martial arts from me?”
< Manbaknogoe (4) > End
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